‘The responsibility is on me’ – Erling Haaland admits Wayne Rooney was right about FA Cup final penalty

Erling Haaland has acknowledged his error of judgement in deciding not to take a penalty in the FA Cup final. Manchester City trailed 1-0 in the showpiece at Wembley when a spot-kick was awarded for Tyrick Mitchell’s foul on Bernardo Silva. Haaland appeared ready to take the penalty, but he opted outGetty Haaland, who is normally tasked with taking penalties, picked up the ball as if he was preparing an attempt from 12 yards. However, he passed on the duty to Omar Marmoush, who saw his effort saved by Dean Henderson before City went on to lose. Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney revealed his surprise at the decision during his pundit appearance with the BBC. “Erling Haaland is a world-class forward,” he said. “But when we’re talking about Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, there is no way they are giving that ball away.” And in an interview with TIME, Haaland has agreed with Rooney and recognised that he should’ve been the penalty-taker against Palace. “I shouldn’t have given it to a new player,” said the 25-year-old striker. “So all the responsibility is on me. I put him in this situation. I had a good feeling on him. But I should have taken it myself.” Haaland has scored 23 of his 28 penalties across three seasons at City. Four of those were scored before the FA Cup final last season, and his boss Pep Guardiola thought he’d the man try and level the scoring. Instead it was Marmoush, but he couldn’t bring City level at WembleyGetty Haaland has realised that he should’ve taken it himself amid his past successGetty How Guardiola reacted to Haaland penalty decision “They decided on the pitch,” the Spaniard revealed afterwards. “I don’t know. I didn’t speak with them. I thought he [Haaland] would want to take it. These are things for them. “That moment for the free kick, for the penalty, it’s the feeling and how they feel. “They decided Omar was ready to take it. Henderson made a good save.” Haaland ended the season with 34 goals scored in 48 matches across all competitions. His total tally for the club has reached 124, which is just below half of the club’s record scorer Sergio Aguero on 260. Haaland is City’s second-highest penalty scorer in the Premier League with 17Getty Haaland missed out on a third consecutive Premier League Golden Boot last season despite netting 22 times. And should he reclaim the prize in the new campaign, he will go joint-second in the overall rankings with Alan Shearer and Harry Kane. Every Haaland penalty scored for City 2022/23: 1-0 vs West Ham [City won 2-0] – Premier League 2-0 vs Brighton [City won 3-1] – Premier League 2-1 vs Fulham [City won 2-1] – Premier League 2-0 vs Wolves [City won 3-0] – Premier League 1-0 vs Crystal Palace [City won 1-0] – Premier League 1-0 vs RB Leipzig [City won 7-0] – Champions League 2-0 vs Leicester City [City won 3-1] – Premier League 1-0 vs Fulham [City won 2-1] – Premier League 2023/24: 4-1 vs Fulham [City won 5-1] – Premier League 2-1 vs Young Boys [City won 3-1] – Champions League 1-0 vs Manchester United [City won 3-0] – Premier League 1-0 vs Young Boys [City won 3-0] – Champions League 1-0 vs Chelsea [City drew 4-4] – Premier League 3-0 vs Luton Town [City won 5-1] – Premier League 1-0 and 3-0 vs Wolves [City on 5-1] – Premier League 2-0 vs Tottenham [City won 2-0] – Premier League 2024/25: 1-1 vs Ipswich Town [City won 4-1] – Premier League 1-0 vs Feyenoord [City drew 3-3] – Champions League 2-1 vs Real Madrid [City lost 3-2] – Champions League 1-0 vs Brighton [City drew 2-2] – Premier League 2-0 vs Fulham [City won 2-0] – Premier League 3-0 vs Al Ain [City won 6-0] – Club World Cup

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Erling Haaland has acknowledged his error of judgement in deciding not to take a penalty in the FA Cup final.

Manchester City trailed 1-0 in the showpiece at Wembley when a spot-kick was awarded for Tyrick Mitchell’s foul on Bernardo Silva.

Haaland, who is normally tasked with taking penalties, picked up the ball as if he was preparing an attempt from 12 yards.

However, he passed on the duty to Omar Marmoush, who saw his effort saved by Dean Henderson before City went on to lose.

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney revealed his surprise at the decision during his pundit appearance with the BBC.

“Erling Haaland is a world-class forward,” he said.

“But when we’re talking about Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, there is no way they are giving that ball away.”

And in an interview with TIME, Haaland has agreed with Rooney and recognised that he should’ve been the penalty-taker against Palace.

“I shouldn’t have given it to a new player,” said the 25-year-old striker.

“So all the responsibility is on me. I put him in this situation. I had a good feeling on him. But I should have taken it myself.”

Haaland has scored 23 of his 28 penalties across three seasons at City.

Four of those were scored before the FA Cup final last season, and his boss Pep Guardiola thought he’d the man try and level the scoring.

“They decided on the pitch,” the Spaniard revealed afterwards.

“I don’t know. I didn’t speak with them. I thought he [Haaland] would want to take it. These are things for them.

“That moment for the free kick, for the penalty, it’s the feeling and how they feel.

“They decided Omar was ready to take it. Henderson made a good save.”

Haaland ended the season with 34 goals scored in 48 matches across all competitions.

His total tally for the club has reached 124, which is just below half of the club’s record scorer Sergio Aguero on 260.

Haaland missed out on a third consecutive Premier League Golden Boot last season despite netting 22 times.

And should he reclaim the prize in the new campaign, he will go joint-second in the overall rankings with Alan Shearer and Harry Kane.

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